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Dirty deal for W Network

The Corus cable channel has added the short-run reality Dirty Dancing: Living the Dream to its Sunday lineup in May

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Topalovich exits Academy

Maria Topalovich is stepping down as president and CEO of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, ending nearly 28 years at its helm when her contract runs out on April 30

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Meet ‘n’ greets at Sprockets

The kid-friendly festival brings together buyers, book publishers and other grown-ups as its 10th instalment opens in Toronto

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Small Wedding for Seville

Seville Pictures unspools After the Wedding, the Danish-made also-ran for this year’s foreign-language Oscar, in Vancouver, Ottawa and Toronto

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Nelvana adds reps for Europe, Asia

Animation studio looks to ramp up international coproduction activity while sister company unveiled new title for MIPTV

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Alliance, MDIF set court date

Trustees of the Movie Distribution Income Fund will see their corporate cousins in an Ontario court next month, looking to block the CanWest Global takeover of Alliance Atlantis

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Tabarrok lends a hand on Portage

Northern Ontario drama by four first-timers goes into post with help from the Weirdsville producer and a nod from Telefilm Canada

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CBC signs for Major League Soccer

Deal includes broadcast rights for debut season of the Toronto FC, plus live and streamed coverage online

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Bo on the Go! goes to CBC

Preschooler series from Poko creator Jeff Rosen slated for this fall’s kids block on CBC

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NHL regular season goes out with a bang

CBC, TSN and RDS are all reporting record ratings as the NHL enters its lengthy playoffs process, though the league and NBC have left CBC out in the cold

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ReelWorld tackles ‘dramatic changes’

The annual diversity festival returns to Toronto with the debut of Frances-Anne Solomon’s A Winter Tale and a look at alternative marketing

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CTV races ahead with Drive

The network will get the jump on its friends at Fox this Friday when it runs the two-hour debut of Drive two days ahead of its U.S. airdate